Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Nurse/Midwife - Local Neonatal Unit/Neonatal Transitional Care Unit - 37.5 hours per week This is a Fixed Term contract for 12 months (with a view to be extended)
Are you a passionate and motivated Neonatal Nurse or Midwife? Then this role is for you!
There is an exciting opportunity to join the senior perinatal team at Great Western Hospital as we introduce a Band 7 Ward Manager for Neonatal Transitional care and Outreach Services. This will initially be for a fixed twelve month period with the potential for extension and a permanent role if the trial is successful. The successful candidate would work closely with the neonatal and midwifery teams to continue the development of the transitional care unit so that we are able to demonstrate BAPM standards of staffing whilst also meeting CNST requirements. The role would require understanding of the Year 6 CNST standards and further development of a project plan to demonstrate how we will move to caring for more preterm infants on the transitional care unit.
Main duties of the job
Once the new transitional care unit is established it is hoped that the successful candidate will then be able to explore how we can also develop our neonatal outreach services to ensure they are in line with the BAPM document that will be published in the coming months. This would also include a piece of work developing the discharge processes across all areas of neonatal care.
The successful candidate will be a Nurse or Midwife who is passionate about family-centered care and be willing to develop their understanding of the other professional group as they will be responsible for supporting line management of all staff groups working within the transitional care unit.
About us
Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are:
* Service: We will put our patients first
* Teamwork: We will work together
* Ambition: We will aspire to provide the best service
* Respect: We will act with integrity
We are constantly evolving and striving to provide the highest levels of care for our patients. We are currently working towards the achievement of British Association of Perinatal Medicine standards of staffing (BAPM) and are always looking for innovation within practice and encourage our staff to get involved with research and development opportunities.
You will act as a role model to influence the perinatal team through the setting of standards and expectations to deliver the highest standard of quality and evidence-based care.
Job responsibilities
The post holder will have continuing responsibility and accountability for their team, provide transformational leadership to promote a positive culture in which a competent, highly motivated nursing team can flourish, acting as a role model and mentor. The post holder will influence the team in the delivery of high quality, evidence-based nursing care which meets the needs of the patients and is aligned to the Trust Pillars and the Trust Nursing and Midwifery Strategy.
The post holder will deliver key performance targets aimed at improving quality, reducing risk, improving patient experience and ensuring sound financial and human resource management within the clinical area, working closely with the Matron for Maternity and Neonatal Services and the wider multi-disciplinary team to ensure the delivery of effective pathways of care for patients within the Perinatal services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Current NMC registration
* Registered/Practising Nurse and/or Midwife
* Maintain portfolio and revalidation requirements
* NLS course or equivalent experience
* Educated to Masters Level or evidence of working towards
Experience
* Evidence of Professional development
* Knowledge of research methodologies and audit
* Child Protection training
* Recognised management study
* Recognised leadership training
Knowledge
* Substantial neonatal experience including working in the Local Neonatal Unit and/or Neonatal Transitional Care
* Recent experience of leading a team
* Knowledge of perinatal issues in the wider context of the NHS
* Evidence of up-to-date current clinical skills
* Ability to organise and prioritise own workload and co-ordinate a multidisciplinary team
* Leadership and team building skills
* Ability to constantly apply analytical skills to practice
* Working knowledge of clinical governance and its effect on care
* Ability to effectively manage complaints
* Ability to manage resources effectively
* Ability to manage staff effectively including absence and appraisals and performance
* Ability to recognise and appropriately manage conflict
* NIPE (Examination of the Newborn) training and competence
* The ability to write clear and concise reports
* The ability to prepare and deliver presentations to a group of people
* The ability to teach one to one and in group settings
* Ability to communicate complex or sensitive information about well-being to anxious patients and relatives
* NLS training
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum pro rata
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